Still No. 2 - Allison Wiese
In the secret gallery
Opening February 11th, 2006 8pm

A functioning fractionating still (located in our secret gallery) made from household plumbing supplies distills corn whiskey. Celebrating improvisational authority (the space of the sub-suburban yard fort, and the do-it-yourself zine) Alison Wiese shares strategies of re-use and field-expedient substitution with tinkerers and amateur hobbyists.

Starting at 8pm we are going to stand around, stare at the still, and sample the whisky. At 9pm Ms Wiese will talk about her project, covering a tiny-weeny bit of historical context, a cursory description of the process, and an attempt to try to address the top 3 questions folks seem to ask about distilling: Can you go blind from drinking this stuff? Will the still blow up? Is this legal?

Positive ID required at the door.

Still No. 2 is very much about doing it, not necessarily right, but despite.

Allison Wiese is an interdisciplinary artist, whose sculptures, sound works and architectural interventions alter spaces through acts of labeling, christening or commemoration. She is a recent fellow of the MacDowell Colony and was a participant in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Core Program from 2001 to 2003. She is currently developing a site-specific project for the sculpture garden of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.